Well, to be blunt, yes they are. Mob Doctor had a poor debut and the ratings have gotten worse from there. As you can see from the chart below, it’s the worst-rated show on the network if you exclude Friday night shows Fringe and Kitchen Nightmares.
It will surely be cancelled but at least FOX seems committed to producing the 13 episodes that they ordered. However, if the ratings keep dropping, I have doubts that they’ll let them all air.
What do you think? Share your comments below.
Here are the FOX season averages as of Thursday, November 1, 2012:
| FOX scripted TV shows |
18-49 demo rating (actual) |
Viewers in millions |
Ratings pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Simpsons | 3.5 (3.45) | 7.33 | season 24 ratings |
| Family Guy | 3.4 (3.35) | 6.63 | 2012-13 ratings |
| Glee | 2.8 (2.75) | 6.68 | season 4 ratings |
| New Girl | 2.7 (2.68) | 5.06 | season 2 ratings |
| American Dad | 2.6 (2.55) | 5.21 | 2012-13 ratings |
| Bob’s Burgers | 2.5 (2.45) | 5.17 | season 3 ratings |
| The Cleveland Show | 2.2 (2.20) | 4.47 | season 4 ratings |
| Bones | 2.2 (2.17) | 7.45 | season 8 ratings |
| The Mindy Project | 1.9 (1.92) | 3.75 | season 1 ratings |
| Raising Hope | 1.7 (1.72) | 4.06 | season 3 ratings |
| Ben and Kate | 1.5 (1.53) | 3.24 | season 1 ratings |
| The Mob Doctor | 1.2 (1.18) | 3.95 | season 1 ratings |
| Fringe (final season) | 1.0 (1.00) | 2.82 | season 5 ratings |
| FOX non-scripted TV shows |
18-49 demo rating (actual) |
Viewers in millions |
Ratings pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| The X Factor (Weds) | 3.1 (3.09) | 8.34 | season 2 ratings |
| The X Factor (Thurs) | 3.0 (3.03) | 8.62 | season 2 ratings |
| Kitchen Nightmares | 0.9 (0.90) | 2.65 | season 5 ratings |
These charts incorporate the daily final FOX show ratings (reported by Nielsen) and are sorted by the 18-49 demographic. Network advertisers typically prize those viewers most and so will pay more to reach them. There’s lots of information that the networks take into consideration when cancelling or renewing a TV series but the ratings are the biggest factor. The higher the ratings, the better chance that the show will be renewed. And yes, they take it into account when a show airs on a Friday or Saturday night.
For the status of your favorite FOX shows, check out this page.
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